Chinese word

电力

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn lì

Meaning

  • nounelectricity

Example

昨晚停电后，电力又恢复了。zuó wǎn tíng diàn hòu diàn lì yòu huī fù le

After the power went out last night, the electricity came back on.

Illustration for 电力 (electricity)

More examples

政府出台政策支持电力清洁化转型。zhèng fǔ chū tái zhèng cè zhī chí diàn lì qīng jié huà zhuǎn xíng

The government introduced policies to support the transition to cleaner electricity.

Core concept

Usable electrical energy treated as a force that runs equipment or moves through a supply system.

Common phrases

  • 电力供应diàn lì gōng yìng

    power supply

  • 电力系统diàn lì xì tǒng

    power system

  • 电力公司diàn lì gōng sī

    power company

Similar words

电diàn: Electricity supplied to homes or devices for everyday use.
电能diàn néng: The energy contained in electricity, considered as a physical quantity.
电源diàn yuán: A source or device that supplies electricity to equipment.
功率gōng lǜ: The amount of electrical work produced or used per unit of time.

Definition in Chinese

指可以做功或被输送的电能，即电的能量或其输出的功率。zhǐ ké yǐ zuò gōng huò bèi shū sòng de diàn néng jí diàn de néng liàng huò qí shū chū de gōng lǜ

Word origin

电力 (diànlì, "electric power") combines 电 (diàn, "electricity") with 力 (lì, "force"), presenting electricity as a force available to do work.

Usage tips

  • English often uses one broad term for household power and the power system behind it, but this word is especially useful in news and technical speech about keeping a larger supply running.

Opposites

Related words

  • 电力公司diàn lì gōng sīpower companynoun
  • 电力行业diàn lì háng yèpower industrynoun
  • 电力市场diàn lì shì chǎngpower marketnoun

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